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ArticleObesity science & practice2015

Normal weight adiposity in a Swedish population: how well is cardiovascular risk associated with excess body fat captured by BMI?

Christina Berg, Elisabeth Strandhagen, Kirsten Mehlig, Sreevidya Subramoney, Lauren Lissner, Lena Björck

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Article in Obesity science & practice, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Christina BergDepartment of Food and Nutrition, and Sport Science University of Gothenburg Gothenburg Sweden.
Elisabeth StrandhagenDepartment of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy University of Gothenburg Gothenburg Sweden.
Kirsten MehligDepartment of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy University of Gothenburg Gothenburg Sweden.
Sreevidya SubramoneyDepartment of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy University of Gothenburg Gothenburg Sweden; Nordic School of Public Health Gothenburg Sweden.
Lauren LissnerDepartment of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy University of Gothenburg Gothenburg Sweden.
Lena BjörckDepartment of Molecular and Clinical Medicine and Institute of Health and Care Sciences University of Gothenburg Gothenburg Sweden.
University of Gothenburg · SENordic School of Public Health · SE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe aim of this study was to examine how well body mass index (BMI) reflects cardiovascular risk associated with excess adiposity in a Swedish population by examining the association between body fat, BMI and cardiovascular risk factors.

methodsA total of 3,010 adults participated. Normal weight adiposity was defined as the combination of BMI < 25 kg/m

resultsThe majority of the individuals with overweight and obesity were correctly classified to adiposity, while a wide range of body fat was observed among the normal weight subjects. In total, 9% of the participants were categorised as normal weight with adiposity. Compared with the normal weight leanness group, participants with normal weight adiposity had higher levels of serum triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, C-reactive protein, apolipoptotein B and the apolipoprotein B/A-I ratio. In normal weight men, adiposity was also associated with higher blood pressure and lower high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.

conclusionsHigher percentage of body fat was associated with less favourable risk factor profile even in subjects who were normal weight. Thus, it might be relevant to screen for metabolic risk factors in the upper end of the normal weight category.

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BMIbody fatcardiovascular riskmetabolically obeseNormal weight obesity

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PMID27721982
PMCPMC5049492
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